Executive Committee
The committee supports FL-RDA membership and connections with institutions and partner organizations. The committee leads member meetings, establishes special initiatives, manages the Bylaws and oversees the activities of other FL-RDA committees.
- Melanie Bauer, NSU, President (2024-2026)
- David Hopfe, ERAU, Vice President (2024-2026)
- Carolyn Bradley, FSU, Secretary (2023-2025)
- Josh Roney, UCF, Immediate Past President (2023-2026)
- Victoria Colina-Brunne, MPFI, Special Projects Officer (2024-2025)
Planning & Outreach Committee
The committee coordinates FL-RDA programs and events, in particular the annual conference and monthly member meetings. The committee is responsible for organizing program content and format, participation, presenters, registration, collection of funds, and other logistics.
- Maddy Chokshi (Co-Chair), UCF
- April Torre (Co-Chair), UCF
- Cynthia Norris, FSU
Communications & Networking Committee
The committee leads recruitment, onboarding, and retention of membership and affiliates, while supporting information access and distribution. Areas include the member listserv and directory, brochures, stored resources, and FL-RDA LinkedIn.
- Sherry Core (Co-Chair), FSU
- Josh Roney, (Co-Chair), UCF
- Beth Hodges, FSU
- Sandra Justice, USF
- Ross DuBose, USF
Mentoring Committee
The committee provides best practice resources and knowledge sharing opportunities for research development professionals to maximize their effectiveness in promoting faculty success and achieving the goals of institutional research development initiatives.
- David Hopfe (Co-Chair), ERAU
- Rachel Goff-Albritton (Co-Chair), FSU
- Ursula Weiss, FSU
- Sandra Justice, USF
- Victoria Colina-Brunne, MPFI
- Janell Wildgoose-Carroll, FAU
- Miranda Mattingly, USF
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Committee
The committee develops initiatives and events such as COLLABORATE FL-RDA to promote interactive teaming of researchers at member institutions in support of innovative and interdisciplinary collaborative research.
- Tracy Ippolito (Chair), UCF
- Josh Roney (Co-Chair), UCF
- Melanie Bauer (Co-Chair), NSU
- Albina Mikhaylova, UNF
- Kara Gajentan, UCF
- Sandra Justice, USF
- Victoria Colina-Brunne, Max Planck